Meet the Cast of 'Hell's Kitchen' Season 5

41-year-old Colleen is a mother of three, but she doesn't let this little thing stop her from striving to be a perfectionist. This Papillion, Nebraska native owns and teaches at her own cooking school. Her culinary experience, which spans 14 years or so, is not a product of any culinary school as she is self-taught. According to her, she didn't choose cooking; it chose her. Her bubbly personality sometimes hides her perfectionist attitude and the fact that she can get a little harsh to people who don't know their food.

Colleen is one of the 16 chefs competing to survive Gordon Ramsay's less than palatable words on the Fox reality show Hell's Kitchen.